Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20


Sanskrit:

नेदुर्मुहुर्दुन्दुभय: सहस्रशोगन्धर्वकिम्पूरुषकिन्नरा जगु: ।मनस्विनानेन कृतं सुदुष्करंविद्वानदाद् यद् रिपवे जगत्‍त्रयम् ॥ २० ॥

ITRANS:

nedur muhur dundubhayaḥ sahasraśogandharva-kimpūruṣa-kinnarā jaguḥmanasvinānena kṛtaṁ suduṣkaraṁvidvān adād yad ripave jagat-trayam

Translation:

The Gandharvas, the Kimpuruṣas and the Kinnaras sounded thousands and thousands of kettledrums and trumpets again and again, and they sang in great jubilation, declaring, “How exalted a person is Bali Mahārāja, and what a difficult task he has performed! Even though he knew that Lord Viṣṇu was on the side of his enemies, he nonetheless gave the Lord the entire three worlds in charity.”

Purport: